Shina

Shina
Spoken in	Pakistan , India
speaker	320,000
Linguistic classification	Indo-European languages Indo-Iranian languages Indo-Aryan languages Dardian languages Shina
Language codes
ISO 639-3	scl

Shina is a Dardic language spoken by 300,000 people in the Gilgit area . The language is divided into many dialects.

Shina is a tonal language that has a middle and a rising tone. In addition, Shina has 34 consonants.

literature

• Georg Buddruss, Almuth Degener: The Meeting Place: Radio Features in the Shina Language of Gilgit by Mohammad Amin Zia. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-447-06673-0
• Almuth Degener, Mohammad Amin Zia (eds.): Shina texts from Gilgit (North Pakistan): Proverbs and materials on popular belief. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2008, ISBN 978-3-447-05648-9